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Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot

Synonyymit

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Substantiivit

  1. (military) A large artillery gun or one of the largest-caliber naval guns (as on a battleship).
  2. (idiomatic, by extension, usually pluralized) A person, group, thing, or course of action that is powerful, influential, or particularly effective.

Esimerkit

  • London, Nov. 1: The big guns opened fire on Paris today at mid-day.
  • The smaller crew was possible because the battleship was stripped of all but her big guns.
  • The USS West Virginia became one of many symbols of American resolve. . . . Her big guns pounded the enemy at the battles of Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
  • This has been a great day for the big guns. This does not refer to Prof. Lummis and the other big guns of the Board of Visitors, for every day is a great one for them.
  • Berra Is Big Gun In Yankee Victory
  • And the administration's big guns — Bush, Cheney, Powell and once-and-current Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld — had the clout to make bold and necessary changes.
  • Clapton kept the big guns for last, finishing the set off with Derek and the Domino's "Layla", complete with the haunting instrumentals at song's end.

Taivutusmuodot

Monikkobig guns

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